UAMS News


August 28, 2014

Makeovers Uplift Cancer Patients in UAMS Hospital

Spencer Watson

Aug. 28, 2014 | never had a makeover before, said Marcia Sweatt, as a specially trained cosmetologist applied blush to her cheeks. ;This was such a surprise.


Research Study Using ADHD Drugs to Treat Addiction

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are studying the potential of two drugs used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in helping addicts overcome their dependence on methamphetamine.


August 27, 2014

UAMS Myeloma Institute Director Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., Named ARA Scholar

Ben Boulden

Aug. 27, 2014 | Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the University of Arkansas  for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, was named an Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholar at a news conference today at the State Capitol.


James Andrews to Speak at UAMS

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — World-renowned sports surgeon James R. Andrews, M.D., of Gulf Breeze, Fla. and Birmingham, Ala., will be the featured speaker at the 30th Annual Arkansas Orthopaedic Forum, to be held Sept. 5 at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


Neurosurgeon Adib Abla Joins UAMS

Holland Doran

Neurosurgeon Adib Abla, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will see patients at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.


August 20, 2014

Man Champions Flu Shot After Two Months in ICU

Liz Caldwell

Looking at Josh Jones today, it would not be easy to guess that he nearly died less than a year ago from a very severe case of H1N1 flu.


Barone Named to FDA Panel on Tobacco

Liz Caldwell

Claudia Barone, Ed.D., A.P.R.N., a professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has become the first nurse appointed to the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA).


August 19, 2014

Smoking Cessation Support Group to Begin Sept. 3 at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK – Smokers who desire to quit are invited to participate in a free support group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


August 15, 2014

UAMS Medical Student From Gurdon Awarded $10,000 to Choose Primary Care

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — Sarah Franklin of Gurdon, Ark., has been named the first recipient of the Arkansas Mutual Medical Student Award, a scholarship for third-year medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) who want to practice primary care in rural Arkansas.


UAMS Med Student From Gurdon Awarded $10,000 to Choose Primary Care

Ben Boulden

Aug. 15, 2014 | Sarah Franklin of Gurdon, Ark., has been named the first recipient of the Arkansas Mutual Medical Student Award, a scholarship for third-year medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) who want to practice primary care in rural Arkansas.



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